New-York tribune., 1887-05-17
NETWORK CITY.


sneciaI REQUEST of tho members officers Of the
NewYork Academy of Sciences Dr. Henry H. Rusby deiv
society last evening upon MS
scientific journey across South America from the
Andes the mouth OF the Amazon.
The applications made Mayor for licenses to sell ale
beer and WINE in numerous yesterday
Two permits granted
At the regular monthly meeting Of the Ladies Art Assoc
ton Yesterday Mrs Sheldon COomb the novelist ana
Mary Louisa Payne were elected members
James Huey who also the name OF James Fowler
was yesterday OF using the mails Tor pur
of fraud He was accused taking the post Office
letter addressed to smedley 66s Thirdave which
was IN answer TO Offering for sale paper goods OF
the So So and So The prisoner was held
for examination by Commissioner Shields.
The funeral at the Fifth Avenue Pres
byteran Church yesterday conducted by the Rev. DIT
Hall The pallbearers were w. Irving Clark '" H.
Howell F. W. Devoe J. L. Morgan, jr, j. g. DE Forest H.
NJ. Buchanan John Abcndroth. s. Merrhew Henry Da'er
and Avery The burial was in Greenwood Cemetery
IN the family lot
The following new members admitted TO the Cotton
Exchange yesterday W. W. Woolsey, Aiken. 8 Ci VIII
lam f. Russell OF sell Mason, OF Philadelphia; Ben'
jamn F. Randall, of FAN River, Mass and Paul schw"rz
Of Roberts Schwarz Charles Allison Walsh and William
s. Lawson Of this city.
The American ship Charles H. Marshall which Phila-
depha yesterday stated had been given mp for lost
is safe left London December ., AMI few days
aferward aground Goodwin Sands in the English
Channel badly damaged that her own ers sold
her to London people All of the safe he vessel
will be repaired again by her wners
The Theatre viii be published only month during
the summer.
Miss Annie Pxley will give professional matinee per-
fomapce Of tho "Deaoons Daughter Union Square
Theatre to-day which all the prominent actors aud ac
tresses in the city have been invited.
The Board OF Underwriters of New.York, to whom
referred the question the amount to be allowed
the Baker Salvage Company, OF Norfolk Va for services
rendered the German steamship Rhein, stranded on hog
Island Va on April have awarded the company $4,000
Permits for street paraies to-day been by Police
SUPERINTENDENT Murray Baptist Sunday schools
Children belonging the schools of the Central Baptist
First German. Laisht Street. sixth Street Twenty thrd
Street Riverside and North Baptist Churches than
1000 in ALL Will have their annual May walk"
While workmen were repairing chimney OF the FIVE story
building Nos 270 CaDast yesterday Afternoon
light ooden horse support scaaod fell OF tho
roof Thomas Geayey masons helper was about starting
ND ladder with a full OF mortar when the horse fell
upon him Knocked him down. HIS head was cut severe
Iy and he stunned Michael Mckensey, driver who
happened building. to pick Gleavey up
when brick fell upon his head and knocked him sehsees
His skull is said TO be fractured.
Timothy McMahou a young laborer OF No. 1899 Second
ave, was pushed cellar at TmrdaVe and Eighty
egth.st yesterday morning Italian known as Nike
About the police were informed that his injury was
danderOus &" Mke" could not be found then.
Whle Patrlck COncannOn OF HIeoh}h' was "Vi"'"n ~
Firstave Thirty yesterday. he killed by the
accidental fall OF heavy piece OF timber
Another smallpox patent removed yesterday from
house in and SeoOnd-ave, where
several cases disease discovered last week
The Lyon Fire Alarm Telegraph Company has been
poraed capital stock OF sl25OO0 for the purpose OF
transmitting danger signals New.York Brooklyn and
Jersey City Lyon Is the principal stockhoder
The true aims of beuevoence the subject Of
discussion meeting Methodist preachers yester
day. Charles Kellogg read paper the methods OF as
sociated charity and the topic treated by the Rev. Dr.
Buckley others The megtng passed resolutions conf
mending the Of the Chairy Organization Society,"
Denman Thompsons engagement the Fourteenth street
Theatre closes In three weeks and the Old Homestead
will be withdrawn after remarkably successful run ot
twenty weeks 10 be followed on June by new play
called pOcTite" in which osmond IeafIe anu Ammo
Robe will take part
Lawrence Barrett began third OF his engagement
at Nibos last night There large audience, and the
tragedan's production OF the title role ia HenN was ap
plauded with great vgOr Next week Mr. Barrett VIII be
seen a change of bill every night
The commissioners indian supplies yesterday awarded
Early for 70 dozen baskets 81 churns l05
yrncers and tnwars to s. H. Crane Tor 100
deads dozen wash boards and 81 dozen
Albert Fager FOR 3GI5 boxes Of shoe olackng
r. A. Robbins TAG dozen brooms 70 eight day clocks 10
dozen rolling Plus and 100 dozen washtuOsi W. A. Nc
Ioughln 1000 mattresses 1000 pillows and 200 wash
stands T. Howard 5G sewing machines and A. H. "hI
| ing iron kettles of all sizes.
tthe meeting the American and Foreign Bible Society
Yesterday the Rev. r. appointed spending
secretary and Rev Dr. Carter H. Jones was elected
manager There is a balance OF So. 1872 in the treasury
The sale of the fourth part Of the autographs
belonging Lewis Cist begun III the auction
ooms Of Bangs Co.. No. 739 Broadway yesterday after
noon An autograp letter OF Henry Knox, marked "pr
va,e was sold for 20 90 while of Thomas Jefferson went
for 81 H. Edward Htchcocks autograph brought 81 TO-
while those of Daniel and Jefferson Davis were
| knocked down for so cents apiece.
sieemund r. Meyer who bought tho block bounded by
fourth and Lexington and Thirtythird and Thirty
tonrth sis known Vanderbilt Park from the New YORK
and Harlem Railroad months for syndicate had the
deed recorded yesterday The owners intend to bud aase
storage warehouse there